Body Crash Painted People Car Crash Sculpture Promotes Safe Driving

By Ganesh

Look at the image below closely and what do you notice? A crashed car? A bunch of people lying on top of each other, in a heap? If you do then you are not wrong.

This is Body Crash, a painted people car sculpture. Perhaps the most unique way in which anyone has ever promoted a road safety campaign. The artist responsible for this unique sculpture is Emma Hack, an artist from Australia.

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'Body Crash' By Emma Hack

Emma Hack, an artist based in Australia, is an expert body paint artist. She uses the human body as a canvas to create one of a kind artwork.

'Body Crash' By Emma Hack

'Body Crash', a project that was commissioned by the Motor Accident Commission to promote road safety showcases a crashed car, with a broken front end.

'Body Crash' By Emma Hack

To create Body Crash Emma Hack made use of 17 models, each of them hand picked by her.

'Body Crash' By Emma Hack

The models include bodybuilders and acrobats, selected not only for their perfect features, but also for their stamina.

'Body Crash' By Emma Hack

Body Crash required 18 hours to complete and required the models to stay in odd positions for extended periods of time, which required stamina.

'Body Crash' By Emma Hack

Emma Hack used acrobats to create the crashed portion of the car since it required the models to bend their bodies in difficult postures and maintain it.

'Body Crash' By Emma Hack

The end result, post some image editing, is an amazing representation of a crashed car which sends a message.

Article Published On: Friday, October 18, 2013, 13:43 [IST]
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